The World Health Organization said Thursday that the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox-related disease spread to more than 100 countries last year, is no longer an international emergency, after a dramatic drop in cases in recent months.
The World Health Organization said Thursday that the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox-related disease spread to more than 100 countries last year, isLast July, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared mpox, also known as monkeypox, to be an "extraordinary" situation that qualified as a global crisis. In doing so, he overruled WHO's expert committee, which didn't recommend the emergency designation.
The announcement Thursday comes after WHO downgraded COVID-19 last week, when it said the worst part of the pandemic was over and that the coronavirus should be managed like other respiratory diseases. Scientists ultimately concluded that the unprecedented outbreak was tied to sex among gay and bisexual men at raves in Spain and Belgium, marking a significant departure from the mpox's typical pattern of spread in Africa, where outbreaks haven't spilled across borders.
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